96-year-old Paradise woman killed in Camp Fire identified by Butte County sheriff
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office released the identity Friday of another victim killed in the Camp Fire.
Ethel Riggs, 96, of Paradise, was among the 85 people killed in the November wildfire, the sheriff-coroner’s office announced in a Friday news release.
Butte County sheriff’s officials say 75 of the deceased victims have now been positively identified, eight have been tentatively identified and two identities remain unknown.
More than half of the Camp Fire fatalities have been age 70 or older.
The Camp Fire, California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire in history, started Nov. 8.
This story was originally published May 24, 2019 at 1:36 PM with the headline "96-year-old Paradise woman killed in Camp Fire identified by Butte County sheriff."
